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>> i don't think the moderated the debate at all. mitt romney debated the debate. >> why? >> he kept interrupting. >> and from your standpoint? >> i think it was a huge game changing the date for mitt romney. he came back from the beginning and wanted to get his plans and he really did. it was a good time for him to have a conversation with president obama pin he did control the debate. he made sure he got out every point he needed to get out. he made sure he got the last point. that is something he really needed to do. >> two seniors graduating next year from the university of denver. thank you for being here. >> thank you so much for having as. >> that you. >> checking on twitter, joe biden tweeted on the debate. taking your calls and reactions to the first presidential debate. next up is arizona. i am sorry, you are in arkansas. >> i thought this was a good solid basis for the first of three debates between two very good candidates that have never spoken face to face in a debate setting. i was really impressed by mitt romney, how he was talking about a new tax as a coas
>> i don't think the moderated the debate at all. mitt romney debated the debate. >> why? >> he kept interrupting. >> and from your standpoint? >> i think it was a huge game changing the date for mitt romney. he came back from the beginning and wanted to get his plans and he really did. it was a good time for him to have a conversation with president obama pin he did control the debate. he made sure he got out every point he needed to get out. he made sure he got...
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i think governor romney has won all the debates. i have been out of work since the beginning of this year, trying desperately to get back. i am waiting for a brand new president. i believe and i know in my own heart that governor romney will help the middle class. we do not need obama for another four years. has ruined this country and like the second to last caller said, the american people need to wake up. and vote republican for governor romney. >> on our facebook page, an unscientific survey. the focus on foreign-policy. you can weigh in. cspan.com/facebook. bonnie determined to avoid it. what does that say about where each camp sees the race. an undecided voter of louisiana. host: -- >> they got away from the foreign-policy and they started talking about the domestic economy. i've tried to tie that into what the questions were. i cannot think either candidate stuck with -- they kept going back to the economy. if you do that, i know president obama had a hard time when it came into office but i doubt either can it focused on the
i think governor romney has won all the debates. i have been out of work since the beginning of this year, trying desperately to get back. i am waiting for a brand new president. i believe and i know in my own heart that governor romney will help the middle class. we do not need obama for another four years. has ruined this country and like the second to last caller said, the american people need to wake up. and vote republican for governor romney. >> on our facebook page, an unscientific...
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how did romney become a super debater? what happened at the white house and what happened with romney? >> i'd like to leno's line that only the nfl replacement rest obama won the debate. the president looked like a team that was overconfident, that did not fear or respect his opponent and did not take it seriously. the romney i saw was someone i had not seen in a long time. it was the romney i saw when he was running for the u.s. senate in massachusetts in 1994, a pragmatic problem solver. i would have put him 35-45 period -- 35-40. he was for the first time being who he was as opposed to pretending some -- to be someone he was not. >> i keep thinking as a new yorker -- of the new yorker cover cartoon. that is what a lot of people came in be leaving. it is hard to understand what happened with the president. he has a cold, distant demeanor. that explains some of it. it seems to reflect that the president did not take it as seriously as a threat as he should have. the reason i am having a hard time understanding is that the
how did romney become a super debater? what happened at the white house and what happened with romney? >> i'd like to leno's line that only the nfl replacement rest obama won the debate. the president looked like a team that was overconfident, that did not fear or respect his opponent and did not take it seriously. the romney i saw was someone i had not seen in a long time. it was the romney i saw when he was running for the u.s. senate in massachusetts in 1994, a pragmatic problem...
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romney won the debate last night. i thought the president was listening to a lot of repugnance and also to his adviser -- a lot of the pundits and also to his advisers to not be as a professor tutorial in his responses. mitt romney clearly had the night last night as far as the debate itself. i think they need to go back to the drawing board and allow barack obama to be barack obama. not so much again as have the appearance of the president, which he is. i have heard most of the pundits were saying that the president should not go on the attack and he should look more presidential and not necessarily play the blame game as to what brought us here. congratulations to mr. romney on his performance. host: does that crystallize who you will vote for? caller: i thought mr. romney was very disingenuous. i watched the debates from top to bottom. jim lehrer asked mr. romney whether he supported the the vouchers that mr. ryan would be introducing to senior citizens. he dodged that question like a football player going through
romney won the debate last night. i thought the president was listening to a lot of repugnance and also to his adviser -- a lot of the pundits and also to his advisers to not be as a professor tutorial in his responses. mitt romney clearly had the night last night as far as the debate itself. i think they need to go back to the drawing board and allow barack obama to be barack obama. not so much again as have the appearance of the president, which he is. i have heard most of the pundits were...
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i reallyt's debate, feel that romney won the debate tonight. ronnie knows exactly what he is talking about. i feel that our next commander in chief should be running. host: thanks for the call. one you're saying that president obama was incredible tonight. one of the most googled and tweeted lummis was from the president as he referred to horses. here is part of that exchange from earlier tonight. >> first of all, the sequester is not something that i have proposed, it is something that congress has proposed and it will not happen. the budget and we talked about is not reducing military spending, it is maintaining. i think governor romney has not spent enough time looking at how the military works. you mentioned the navy, that we have fewer ships than 1916. we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. we have things called aircraft carriers were planes land on them. we have ships that go under water, nuclear submarines. the question is not a game of battleship, where we are counting ships. it is, what a
i reallyt's debate, feel that romney won the debate tonight. ronnie knows exactly what he is talking about. i feel that our next commander in chief should be running. host: thanks for the call. one you're saying that president obama was incredible tonight. one of the most googled and tweeted lummis was from the president as he referred to horses. here is part of that exchange from earlier tonight. >> first of all, the sequester is not something that i have proposed, it is something that...
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you look through this debate, ann romney looked like he enjoyed it and was having fun. obama just looked sort of sour and it was like another headache that he had to be there. romney support is needed to be reinvigorated. the question is, what did happen with the undecideds. is that enthusiasm going to spread out in terms of who is going to vote. >> was their body language that you noticed? >> i thought both of them behaved with considerable dignity and courtesy to each other, which people like. as meaghan pointed out, the president was continually looking down and sometimes had an expression on his face that seemed like a smirk. that never helps you. i thought governor romney's body language was pretty good, and the expression on his face this kind of a half smile, not a smirk, as he was looking at the president while he spoke. it was probably better than having him looking down. those observations on body language. >> both of the campaign spending a lot of time in ohio. this is ohio on the democrats' line. >> i watched the debate. i thought the president was very pres
you look through this debate, ann romney looked like he enjoyed it and was having fun. obama just looked sort of sour and it was like another headache that he had to be there. romney support is needed to be reinvigorated. the question is, what did happen with the undecideds. is that enthusiasm going to spread out in terms of who is going to vote. >> was their body language that you noticed? >> i thought both of them behaved with considerable dignity and courtesy to each other, which...
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mitt romney lied in the debate. the only truthful thing he said in the entire debate was he had five sons who live. -- lied. the truth does not fall far from the tree. mitt romney should not be doing as well as he is. the only reason is because we have a bunch of right-wing white supremacist confederates, not conservatives, confederates who only want to see the black man out of office. this man has done his very level best to make this country -- host: let's let charlie hurt respond. guest: that is an astonishing and sad thing to hear. i covered president obama four years ago and was one of those reporters -- i believed a lot of what he said. i thought he was a very promising new kind of figure who changed the tone of washington. he did not change the tone of washington. he did not make good on any of the promises he made coming into the white house. also remember for the first two years of his presidency, he had a huge majority in the house of democrats. he had a huge majority in the senate. at one point, it was ev
mitt romney lied in the debate. the only truthful thing he said in the entire debate was he had five sons who live. -- lied. the truth does not fall far from the tree. mitt romney should not be doing as well as he is. the only reason is because we have a bunch of right-wing white supremacist confederates, not conservatives, confederates who only want to see the black man out of office. this man has done his very level best to make this country -- host: let's let charlie hurt respond. guest:...
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film of watch a lot of prior debates, but more relaxed. >> governor mitt romney? >> a very much business approach. he would want things to be formalized. each strategy. a great debate in place. if there was polling data in as datao feed point. on the policy side that were experts. preparing.gh and >> rett o'donnell, he has advised president bush, mccain, and romney. president of his own firm. thank you for having -- four joining us. what to expect from the debate. first, the c-span video library, hosted andho has moderated more debate than anyone else. in 2013 he ago talked about the importance have.debates >> the presidential debates have become the only time during a campaign where the candidates, usually two, sometimes three, are on the same stage at the same time talking things.e same they come usually in october with the election pretty close. only a month away. or more ofhow in 90% the people have already made a , but some are leaning, some are not. mostly what they want to do, the issues are on the table and people have decided whether they oxidantsvor of l
film of watch a lot of prior debates, but more relaxed. >> governor mitt romney? >> a very much business approach. he would want things to be formalized. each strategy. a great debate in place. if there was polling data in as datao feed point. on the policy side that were experts. preparing.gh and >> rett o'donnell, he has advised president bush, mccain, and romney. president of his own firm. thank you for having -- four joining us. what to expect from the debate. first, the...
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he did not debate with romney on the political politician stand. obama presented the facts and i felt good about those facts. he stated his case like a good lawyer. he did not go back and forth with mitt romney debating on issues that we already know about. this is old news. he did a very good job just stating his position to the people. and he gave the people a chance to respond at the polls on november 6. as far as the economy, i am a contractor in the washington, d.c. area and i am thriving. in the last four years, people are spending money quietly, which is not stated in the papers. from my point of view, i am very satisfied with obama. he will get my vote again. host: do you think that these debates are actually changing people's opinions? here is an abc news poll that was put out yesterday by "the washington post." who would you vote for if the debate -- if the election were held today? the numbers did not really move before or after the debates. do you think that there is movement going on in the country? caller code there is movement going
he did not debate with romney on the political politician stand. obama presented the facts and i felt good about those facts. he stated his case like a good lawyer. he did not go back and forth with mitt romney debating on issues that we already know about. this is old news. he did a very good job just stating his position to the people. and he gave the people a chance to respond at the polls on november 6. as far as the economy, i am a contractor in the washington, d.c. area and i am thriving....
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he has done these debates before. >> 23 debates in the primary. >> people will see who is mitt romney. host: that this paul ryan on "fox news sunday." chris christie raised expectations. how much of this is a planned strategy? how does the media handle the layout that has been prepared as the go into tomorrow night? guest: he wandered off the script. people forget that during the primaries, mitt romney was very tough. he dispatched newt gingrich and rick santorum. it is harder when you're standing up there one by one. that was paul ryan saying let's lower the bar so if romney does reasonably well, people will say, what a surprise. host: james from michigan. caller: the media bias depends which channel you watch. fox news is biased to the conservative point of view. i find it hard to believe that no one polls high enough to get into a debate with these other people, barack obama and mitt romney. they are so will finance it keeps everybody else out of it. i think we need another point of view. look at the facts. they seemed so much alike. guest: i could not agree more. we are so entrenc
he has done these debates before. >> 23 debates in the primary. >> people will see who is mitt romney. host: that this paul ryan on "fox news sunday." chris christie raised expectations. how much of this is a planned strategy? how does the media handle the layout that has been prepared as the go into tomorrow night? guest: he wandered off the script. people forget that during the primaries, mitt romney was very tough. he dispatched newt gingrich and rick santorum. it is...
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they think he is a brilliant debater. same on romney's side. they talk about how obama is a debate champion. and how he has set the standard. what they are trying to do is lower expectations for their own performance and talk about their own flaws a bit and raise expectations for the other guy hoping that we will judge the debate itself with that in mind. there is another set of expectations. how important are these debates? you have the romney campaign in a position where they need a game-changing moment. then you have the obama campaign saying this is just another moment for us to have another conversation with the american people. that is a downplaying of the expectations. >> you have been reporting about the separation is taking place for months, most notably when mitt romney was down during the democratic convention. who is helping mitt romney and who is helping president obama? >> mitt romney is being held by a bunch of people. you have senator robb portman playing the role of barack obama. it is his job to get under romney's scan the way
they think he is a brilliant debater. same on romney's side. they talk about how obama is a debate champion. and how he has set the standard. what they are trying to do is lower expectations for their own performance and talk about their own flaws a bit and raise expectations for the other guy hoping that we will judge the debate itself with that in mind. there is another set of expectations. how important are these debates? you have the romney campaign in a position where they need a...
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and i think that governor romney made some good points last night in the debate. so, in my opinion i think that he came off with more substantial data. host: what is your enthusiasm level in this election? caller: i feel pretty good about it. but i think that governor romney, being at 49% right now, that is a pretty good shot. i think we will be looking for a new president. host: that was david in portsmouth, virginia. this is from our facebook, at page. obama 1, mitt romney lost. just can't win. mitt romney endorsed obama last night and i for once -- i agree with mitt. in california, a supporter of president obama. caller: how were you? thank you for taking my call. host: what did you think of the debate? caller: i think mitt romney endorsed president obama. he put his arms around him and agreed with all of his foreign policy. after 47 years trashing everything he had been doing. last night he said, i agree with everything you are doing president obama. you are awesome. i agree with that. for those undecided people, the only question i have to ask themselves -- w
and i think that governor romney made some good points last night in the debate. so, in my opinion i think that he came off with more substantial data. host: what is your enthusiasm level in this election? caller: i feel pretty good about it. but i think that governor romney, being at 49% right now, that is a pretty good shot. i think we will be looking for a new president. host: that was david in portsmouth, virginia. this is from our facebook, at page. obama 1, mitt romney lost. just can't...
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doesn't he know that governor romney is debating the almighty barack obama? doesn't he know you are not supposed to raise expectations before a debate, that you are supposed to lower them? doesn't he know you are supposed to lie to the american people about what you think. for god's sake, don't tell them the truth because they can't handle the truth. they deserve to hear the truth. mitt romney is better prepared, smarter and more ready for the presidency, and i know he would show them that in the debate, and he sure did. [cheers and applause] you know what happens in politics. monday, tuesday and wednesday i was the dumbest politicians in america. [laughter] i was the guy that governor romney would never speak to again after daring to predict that he would win the debate and make this race a horse race again. but you know, the great thing about the media is their principles are pliable. so on monday, tuesday and wednesday they were calling me a dummy, and on thursday morning, i was albert einstein, everybody. [cheers and applause] thursday morning they are al
doesn't he know that governor romney is debating the almighty barack obama? doesn't he know you are not supposed to raise expectations before a debate, that you are supposed to lower them? doesn't he know you are supposed to lie to the american people about what you think. for god's sake, don't tell them the truth because they can't handle the truth. they deserve to hear the truth. mitt romney is better prepared, smarter and more ready for the presidency, and i know he would show them that in...
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that last debate to between the president and mitt romney, what an amazing difference. when you do not have a record to run on, you do not have a whole lot to say. that is what is in play. government -- governor romney had a record, he was strong, he was successful as governor, how he turned to stay around. 87% of his legislators were democrats, and he was still successful. he cut taxes 19 times. he was at the top of education for kids in his state. we know he has a record that he can bring to the rest of the country. we know he is a leader, not a politician. that is what we need in america. you look at paul ryan and then you turn around and look at biden, oh, my god. you look at how intelligent and respectful and what a good human being called ryan was in giving the facts. squalls that you could do is look at the vice-president biden and say what is so funny about the security of our nation and and what is so funny about making promises and not following through with a single one of them? president obama said that he would cut the deficit in half during his first four
that last debate to between the president and mitt romney, what an amazing difference. when you do not have a record to run on, you do not have a whole lot to say. that is what is in play. government -- governor romney had a record, he was strong, he was successful as governor, how he turned to stay around. 87% of his legislators were democrats, and he was still successful. he cut taxes 19 times. he was at the top of education for kids in his state. we know he has a record that he can bring to...
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mitt romney clearly won the economic portion of the debate. the number-one concern of women is the economy. you have to be pleased with mitt romney's performance. coast down the list -- he goes down the list of president obama's failures. we have to believe the economy is the most important issue to everyone, including women. it looks like he did well there. you have to assume tuesday night was a good night for romney. host: he took the debate to the trail and here's what he said about women. [video clip] >> what you saw last night is a fundamental difference. governor romney said hiring more teachers will not grow our economy. you know what? yes, it will. we could cut education or we could recruit 100,000 new math and science teachers over the next decade, helping our young people refocus on science and technology, engineering, math. we should make sure our daughters and sons are thriving in these fields. we don't have to collect a bunch of binders to find qualified talent in these fields. host: s.e. cupp, your reaction. guest: a bit of a fal
mitt romney clearly won the economic portion of the debate. the number-one concern of women is the economy. you have to be pleased with mitt romney's performance. coast down the list -- he goes down the list of president obama's failures. we have to believe the economy is the most important issue to everyone, including women. it looks like he did well there. you have to assume tuesday night was a good night for romney. host: he took the debate to the trail and here's what he said about women....
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debate obama. -- i was not sure whether romney was there to endorse or debate obama. it was kind of amazing. all those things i heard him say 04, i wasn't hurting -- heard him say before, i wasn't hearing him say them anymore. my grandfather from scranton used to say that -- beware of the converted. [laughter] he sure sounded converted, didn't he? i was wondering what happened to the mitt romney -- maybe casper, the family ghost of them. -- the friendly ghost took him. i don't know. as hard as they tried, they cannot run from the record. here is the truth. they had made it very clear they do not have the same view on women's rights as we do. on women's health, they want to turn the power back to the insurance company. back when they can charge wittman 50% more than men for the same policy. when they could label pregnancy pre-existing conditions. when the governor was asked at the second debate about how he felt about equal pay for equal work, what did he do? he started talking about binders. binders. bindrs a qualified women he learned were out there. -- binders of qu
debate obama. -- i was not sure whether romney was there to endorse or debate obama. it was kind of amazing. all those things i heard him say 04, i wasn't hurting -- heard him say before, i wasn't hearing him say them anymore. my grandfather from scranton used to say that -- beware of the converted. [laughter] he sure sounded converted, didn't he? i was wondering what happened to the mitt romney -- maybe casper, the family ghost of them. -- the friendly ghost took him. i don't know. as hard as...
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i'm looking forward to having that debate. >> governor romney. >> thank you, jim. i appreciate the chance to be with the president. appreciate the university of denver and their welcome. congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i am sure this is the most dramatic place you could imagine, here with me. so congratulations. [laughter] this is a tender topic. i have had the occasion over the last several years meeting people across the country. i was in ohio and a woman grabbed my arm, and she said, i have been out of work since may. can you help me? yesterday was a rally in denver. a woman came up to my wife with a baby in her arms and said, my husband has had four part-time jobs in three years. we have just lost our home. can you help us? the answer is yes, we can help. but it is going to take a different path. not the one we have been on, not the one the president describes as a top-down, cut taxes for the rich. that's not what i'm going to do. my plan has five basic parts. one, get us energy independent. that creates about four million jobs. numb
i'm looking forward to having that debate. >> governor romney. >> thank you, jim. i appreciate the chance to be with the president. appreciate the university of denver and their welcome. congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i am sure this is the most dramatic place you could imagine, here with me. so congratulations. [laughter] this is a tender topic. i have had the occasion over the last several years meeting people across the country. i was in ohio and a...
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it seems that obama had gotten the upper hand on romney in the last debate, and for the next two and half, three weeks, then we had hurricane sandy, and it was just starting for romney to start going down. our polling showed that we were very competitive to that point, and after that, we never were waiting in the state that we needed to win. never by enough anyway. that would be the one that i would point to. >> it is interesting. we have seen incumbent presidents. sometimes they screw up their first debate, and i wonder if it is a -- we had obama, we had bush i think you could say gerald ford. i think you could probably say jimmy carter in the debate against reagan. >> and reagan in 1984. >> that is right, reagan in 1984. i wonder what that is. is it they feel like there are , so many other important things to do, why do i have to sit in here in this room with my aids -- aides for two days and answer questions and, you know, they probably resist doing the sort of debate prep that they should be doing. >> well it is very different. as you know, when you're in a campaign over a long p
it seems that obama had gotten the upper hand on romney in the last debate, and for the next two and half, three weeks, then we had hurricane sandy, and it was just starting for romney to start going down. our polling showed that we were very competitive to that point, and after that, we never were waiting in the state that we needed to win. never by enough anyway. that would be the one that i would point to. >> it is interesting. we have seen incumbent presidents. sometimes they screw up...
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i think there will be a bump in the polls for romney. 67% believe that romney won the debate. that, by the way, is astounding number usually with the debates, our guy thinks -- our side thinks our guy one, their side of things their -- their side thinks there guy won. >> quickly, glen, explain to a group of people -- i doubt if there is an undecided voter in this room -- [laughter] what does an undecided voter look like? >> they are the guy calling back the waiter in a restaurant because they have not made up their mind for dinner. [laughter] generally, undecided voters tended to be more younger women than anything else. in this case, what i am seeing is an even division between men and women. they tend to be more independent, some conservative -- somewhat conservative to moderate. only 18% of undecided voters in a swing states think that the country is going in the right direction. 7% said the country is on the wrong track, much more negative than the country as a whole. that is why bank ronny is poised to pick up some of them after the debate performance -- why romney is poi
i think there will be a bump in the polls for romney. 67% believe that romney won the debate. that, by the way, is astounding number usually with the debates, our guy thinks -- our side thinks our guy one, their side of things their -- their side thinks there guy won. >> quickly, glen, explain to a group of people -- i doubt if there is an undecided voter in this room -- [laughter] what does an undecided voter look like? >> they are the guy calling back the waiter in a restaurant...
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referring to the debate over romney's tax returns. maryland, a democrat, good morning. caller: the paul ryan budget plan that just passed the house, he said he would sign, and the future he would pay 0%. he would pay nothing in taxes because under paul ryan's plan there is a 0% capital gains. it is 15% right now. basically, after all of his tax layoffs and other things like that, we would probably be sending billionaires' refund checks. my husband goes out and works every day and we pay taxes. but we're gonna pay taxes and send it romney a refund check? this is out rages. the most outrageous budget in the history of this country, i
referring to the debate over romney's tax returns. maryland, a democrat, good morning. caller: the paul ryan budget plan that just passed the house, he said he would sign, and the future he would pay 0%. he would pay nothing in taxes because under paul ryan's plan there is a 0% capital gains. it is 15% right now. basically, after all of his tax layoffs and other things like that, we would probably be sending billionaires' refund checks. my husband goes out and works every day and we pay taxes....
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when did you think of that romney debate? [applause] [applause]
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i think mitt romney is a better debater. romney, you know, we saw something that we had not seen in a long time. it occurred to me that this reminded me more of the mitt romney i met in 1994 when he was running for the senate and came by and met with me and was incredibly an impressive and analytical and fact driven and pragmatic. this was that guy, not so much the person who had been pretending to be an ideologue for the past few years. obama seemed to be like a team sitting on a lead. i would not have said smog it, i would have just said somebody who did not seem to be terribly hungry for it. -- i would not say smug, just somebody that was not hungry for it. i did not really big in these examples after, i do not particularly care for them. -- these instant polls, i didn't care for them. when you see who did the best job, obama 25, romney 67. obama did better than expected 21%, worse than expected 61%. romney did 82% better than expected, at 10% said they thought he did worse than they expected. my guess is the 10% or parti
i think mitt romney is a better debater. romney, you know, we saw something that we had not seen in a long time. it occurred to me that this reminded me more of the mitt romney i met in 1994 when he was running for the senate and came by and met with me and was incredibly an impressive and analytical and fact driven and pragmatic. this was that guy, not so much the person who had been pretending to be an ideologue for the past few years. obama seemed to be like a team sitting on a lead. i would...
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. >> barack obama and>> mitt romney in the last debate said he is for expanding student loans and pell grants for you have four candidates you can look to it that is a big issue. >> civil-rights. it was submitted via social media and is being presented exactly as sent to us. the question comes from melissa on twitter. this go around me begin with jill. >> where do you stand on the ability to detained americans indefinitely and why? >> it is an outrage that 1021 ndaa was ever passed to start with. [applause] it is an incredible betrayal of our civil liberties that the president's has assumed dictatorial rights to put us in prison and his -- at his pleasure without charge or without trial. this is not allowable and is a basic offense against the very foundation of american liberty. it should be repealed. [applause] we must also repeal the president's interpretation of the enforcement act in 2001. the military used at that said -- youth act that said assassinations are in the power of this president. we need to put an end to assassination. an end to the fisa act which retroactively legali
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everybody said, mitt romney won the first debate. how did he win the first debate. everything he said was a lie. i watched him during the primary of the republican party. mitt romney has told so many lies. he has done nothing but lies. if people are stupid enough to vote for him, he stood up and said "my state and massachusetts." which home do you -- which states do you live in? he has a home in new hampshire. he claims michigan. what state is he from? mitt romney does nothing but lies. you can look in his beady eyes and see he does nothing but light. host: libya, likely to dominate the final debate that will take place in boca raton, florida. when i step onto the debate stage on monday for the third and final debate, president obama, republican mitt romney will be talking about foreign affairs even as they make one last push to win over a national audience. this debate will be a tie breaker of sorts for the two hits. mitt romney dominated the first meeting on october 3. republicans insist running also held his own in their second step off last week. most analysts c
everybody said, mitt romney won the first debate. how did he win the first debate. everything he said was a lie. i watched him during the primary of the republican party. mitt romney has told so many lies. he has done nothing but lies. if people are stupid enough to vote for him, he stood up and said "my state and massachusetts." which home do you -- which states do you live in? he has a home in new hampshire. he claims michigan. what state is he from? mitt romney does nothing but...
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a philosophical debate about how president obama and governor romney see the debate -- role the government plays in the lives of american people. they have considerable philosophical differences on that. the last section will be on governing, which i do not know for sure, but i will predict has something to do with how they will get done all these things they are talking about, given how polarized and divided washington has been. we are hoping. we are going to be very interested in the reaction from your viewers, what they think about this. through twitter, facebook, are partners, we have an enormous amount of data coming into less about what people think about the questions that it asked. that is a process that will be fed into the moderators for the coming debates. we hope it will give the american people the chance to say, we like this format, we like the witty candidates are addressing this. -- the way the candidates are addressing this. or that they want to get into issues that have not been discussed so far. i am hoping this format and the changes we have instituted for 2012 will mak
a philosophical debate about how president obama and governor romney see the debate -- role the government plays in the lives of american people. they have considerable philosophical differences on that. the last section will be on governing, which i do not know for sure, but i will predict has something to do with how they will get done all these things they are talking about, given how polarized and divided washington has been. we are hoping. we are going to be very interested in the reaction...
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because this time -- but i think this time because the first debate went so well for governor romney, i think this is an opportunity for vice-president to have another go at it. and i know that the democrats desperately want to change the conversation, so i would expect the vice-president to come out pretty aggressive. the interesting thing about this debate is the difference in style. you might term this mr. cool versus joe the volcano. paul ryan, a very surreal guy, i think he will talk a lot about our economic philosophy and how it can make life better for the average american. and, you never know what the vice president is going to say. he will try to be very aggressive. i think mr. ryan will do a good job. host: our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern time to read the debates at 9:00 on thursday. then you look at is your reaction at 10:30 p.m. eastern time. on c-span, c-span radio, and c- span.org, live on thursday. here is what the joe biden camp is saying about paul ryan. "congressman ryan has a choice to make thursday, either stand behind the extreme positions he has been the
because this time -- but i think this time because the first debate went so well for governor romney, i think this is an opportunity for vice-president to have another go at it. and i know that the democrats desperately want to change the conversation, so i would expect the vice-president to come out pretty aggressive. the interesting thing about this debate is the difference in style. you might term this mr. cool versus joe the volcano. paul ryan, a very surreal guy, i think he will talk a lot...
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bush, john mccain and mitt romney in debate preparation. what goes on behind the scenes that we don't see? >> what you don't see is very careful planning and preparation for these debates. oft think of it as a couple hours spent debating someone in a mock debate because we have seen it and television shows. in reality, it is many hours. i set that is usually built to the specifications of the debate sets themselves. careful planning and thinking through on the part of policy teams, communication teams, exactly how they will frame their arguments and trying to plan out the moments of the debate that they can seize competitive advantage over their opponent. that is a very big part. debates are about two things, message and moments. they are about carrying a message narrative through the debate that the press can write and having moments that will draw the attention of the paris -- press powerfully. moments of age -- famous moments, there you go again, reagan is a carter. moments that draw attention in the debate positively for your candidate
bush, john mccain and mitt romney in debate preparation. what goes on behind the scenes that we don't see? >> what you don't see is very careful planning and preparation for these debates. oft think of it as a couple hours spent debating someone in a mock debate because we have seen it and television shows. in reality, it is many hours. i set that is usually built to the specifications of the debate sets themselves. careful planning and thinking through on the part of policy teams,...
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utah's senaten, debate between mitt romney and jenny wilson to fill the seat of retiring senator orrin hatch. on c-span2, massachusetts governor debates his democratic challenger. c-span, thetern on arizona second congressional district debate between ann kirkpatrick and leah marquez peterson. c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. before president trump left the white house for a rally in iowa, he spoke about the u.n. ambassador announcing her resignation and his upcoming lunch with kanye west. president trump: hello everybody. we're headed out to iowa where we have a big statement to make. for our farmers. likewise we are taking care of our refineries and our refiners. they have done a fantastic job. >> [inaudible] president trump, dena is a person she would -- i would consider. we have many names. nicky has been great. she will be working with us in helping us with the choice. she will help us with 2020. nikki is a great friend of mine. we have become great friends. she has done a fantastic job. she will be involved. gina, certainly. i have heard a lot of names. i've heard i
utah's senaten, debate between mitt romney and jenny wilson to fill the seat of retiring senator orrin hatch. on c-span2, massachusetts governor debates his democratic challenger. c-span, thetern on arizona second congressional district debate between ann kirkpatrick and leah marquez peterson. c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. before president trump left the white house for a rally in iowa, he spoke about the u.n. ambassador announcing her resignation and his upcoming lunch with...
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i think you will see a bump in the polls for romney. 67% believed that romney won the debate. that is a stunning number. usually, our side thinks our guy one and their side thinks there got one. -- thinks their guy won. it was pretty decisive. >> explain to a group of people -- i doubt there is an undecided voter in this room. what do undecided voters look like? >> the kind of people who tell the waiter to come back at a restaurant because they have not made up their mind. [laughter] when you look at undecided voters, they generally tend to be younger women than anything else. in this case, i am seeing an even division between men and women. they tend to be more independent. they are either somewhat conservative to moderate. only 18% of the undecided voters in the swing states say the country is going in the right direction. 70% say it is on the wrong track. that is much more negative than the country as a whole. that is why i believe romney is poised to pick up some of them. >> anybody who thinks the next debate will be the same as this one, i think they are making a mistake.
i think you will see a bump in the polls for romney. 67% believed that romney won the debate. that is a stunning number. usually, our side thinks our guy one and their side thinks there got one. -- thinks their guy won. it was pretty decisive. >> explain to a group of people -- i doubt there is an undecided voter in this room. what do undecided voters look like? >> the kind of people who tell the waiter to come back at a restaurant because they have not made up their mind....
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after that, the town hall debate with barack obama and mitt romney. debate in 2000 between vice president al gore and texas governor george w. bush was in a town hall format and was held on the campus of washington university in st. louis. the moderator was jim lehrer of pbs. this about an hour a 4
after that, the town hall debate with barack obama and mitt romney. debate in 2000 between vice president al gore and texas governor george w. bush was in a town hall format and was held on the campus of washington university in st. louis. the moderator was jim lehrer of pbs. this about an hour a 4
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in that last debate, i was-or whether other romney was there whether to endorse or debate obama. -- i was not sure whether romney was there to endorse or debate obama. my grandfather from scranton used to say that -- beware of the converted. [laughter] he sure sounded converted, didn't he? i was wondering what happened to the mitt romney -- maybe ca sper, the family ghost of them. i don't know. as hard as they tried, they cannot run from the record. here is the truth. they had made it very clear they do not have the same view on women's rights as we do. on women's health, they want to turn the power back to the insurance company. back when they can charge wittman 50% more than men for the same policy. when they could label pregnancy pre-existing conditions. when the governor was asked at the second debate about how he felt about equal pay for equal work, what did he do? he started talking about binders. binders. bindrs a qualified women he learned were out there. -- binders of qualified women he learned were out there. he never did answer whether or not women were entitled equal pay f
in that last debate, i was-or whether other romney was there whether to endorse or debate obama. -- i was not sure whether romney was there to endorse or debate obama. my grandfather from scranton used to say that -- beware of the converted. [laughter] he sure sounded converted, didn't he? i was wondering what happened to the mitt romney -- maybe ca sper, the family ghost of them. i don't know. as hard as they tried, they cannot run from the record. here is the truth. they had made it very...
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romney in that state as well. here is more from a third-party presidential debate. with the other candidates. [video clip] >> there are 90 million voters who are not coming out to vote in this election. that is one out of every two of voters, twice as many as the number who will come out for president obama, and twice as many as the number who will come out for mitt romney. those are voters who are saying and go to politics as usual and setting no to the democratic and republican parties. imagine if we got off work -- that they actually have a variety of choices and voices in this election. >> obama ann romney have refused to discuss the corrupting influence of money flowing from wall street banks, from the insurance companies the pharmaceutical industry, the fossil fuel industry, military contractors, because they are the recipients of that corrupting money. and neither of these dominant party candidates will have a called for federal protection. neither of them have called for an end of a poverty, an end to the insane world -- war on drugs or for the implementatio
romney in that state as well. here is more from a third-party presidential debate. with the other candidates. [video clip] >> there are 90 million voters who are not coming out to vote in this election. that is one out of every two of voters, twice as many as the number who will come out for president obama, and twice as many as the number who will come out for mitt romney. those are voters who are saying and go to politics as usual and setting no to the democratic and republican parties....
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the mitt romney first debate bounce has disappeared, though the survey shows that the mitt romney backers are far more energy -- energized about him. in "the washington post" they write -- "it all comes down to foreign policy"? he writes that the seat of the presidential base could well focus on this. "president obama and mitt romney are headed to florida for their final debate, with national polls suggesting that the race is tied and with a terrorist attack in libya dominating the headlines." as you call in this morning, what would you like to see asked at tonight's foreign policy debate? judy, joining us from south carolina. what would you like to hear talked about? caller: i want to know why he did not do anything on iran and why he did not meet with israel. host: who are you referring to? caller: obama. i am a mitt romney supporter. i feel like obama is definitely not christian. i feel like he has definitely not followed up on israel to meet with their prime minister, and i do not like that. i do not think that was right. host: all right. in, not so, tennessee. caller: good morning, w
the mitt romney first debate bounce has disappeared, though the survey shows that the mitt romney backers are far more energy -- energized about him. in "the washington post" they write -- "it all comes down to foreign policy"? he writes that the seat of the presidential base could well focus on this. "president obama and mitt romney are headed to florida for their final debate, with national polls suggesting that the race is tied and with a terrorist attack in libya...
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most people have not remembered that, throughout the republican presidential primary debate, mitt romney was considered to have lost most of them. every week, there is another star with romney in the debate. -- ipeople don't realize have great confidence that the presence will continue his momentum. >> my condolences on the mets this year, congressman. [laughter] >> thank you. >> we had a big never come out to do with the jobs report. there is some sense that that may be booing democrats today. do you think that will be a factor in competitive districts? >> we are talking on this friday afternoon when the jobs numbers have come out. our viewers will be watching on sunday. go ahead, congressman. >> we still have work to do. the fact that unemployment is now under 8% says that we are heading in the right direction under the very economic policies that governor romney is articulating and espousing. we had crushing unemployment. unemployment went up there is a month. as a result of policies that democrats have been articulating, we're going in a better direction. i would rather be going in t
most people have not remembered that, throughout the republican presidential primary debate, mitt romney was considered to have lost most of them. every week, there is another star with romney in the debate. -- ipeople don't realize have great confidence that the presence will continue his momentum. >> my condolences on the mets this year, congressman. [laughter] >> thank you. >> we had a big never come out to do with the jobs report. there is some sense that that may be...
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it seemed like it was more show and less substance in the romney-obama debates. they talked about the student loans issue and that would increase tuition and how that is happening and a crushing debt we have in this country. host: so gary johnson has your vote after the debate? caller: absolutely. the other candidates were great but i liked what he was saying about student loans. it affects me, too. i like you guys and you guys should be talking against obama and romney. host:wendy was from lincoln, nebraska. let's go to the santan valley? caller: i am in arizona. i made rom a supporter this time. i'm air registered as partied not declared in arizona but part of what i am voting for romney, last time i voted for the libertarian candidate because i just could not stomach obama or mccain. and then obama got elected. this time i will not take a chance. i am voting for romney. i'm sorry but i can relate to the third party supporters but a third party vote, most of them are conservative. a third party vote is a vote for obama so you have to vote for or on may. host: i
it seemed like it was more show and less substance in the romney-obama debates. they talked about the student loans issue and that would increase tuition and how that is happening and a crushing debt we have in this country. host: so gary johnson has your vote after the debate? caller: absolutely. the other candidates were great but i liked what he was saying about student loans. it affects me, too. i like you guys and you guys should be talking against obama and romney. host:wendy was from...
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it was the first debate. it was a different romney. people have to sort out for themselves which is it. this is closer to 1.0. that mitt romney could win a general election but could not win a nomination. the other mitt romney could win a nomination, although it was a struggle, but could not possibly win an election. >> you describe mitt romney doing a lot of things that you, looking at it professionally, to not think it is necessarily ideal behavior. having a terrible summer, a terrible september, the 47%. after all that, the president, with all the advantages, was only up four points. had one bad night. what does that say about the president? >> go back six months ago and you look at the economy, and say, recumbent presidents do not get reelected with the economies like this. the fact that romney was behind with a lousy economy was really quite remarkable. i think you also had, starting in august and september, a time where the stock market is near a five-year high. consumer confidence started shooting up. housing market finally star
it was the first debate. it was a different romney. people have to sort out for themselves which is it. this is closer to 1.0. that mitt romney could win a general election but could not win a nomination. the other mitt romney could win a nomination, although it was a struggle, but could not possibly win an election. >> you describe mitt romney doing a lot of things that you, looking at it professionally, to not think it is necessarily ideal behavior. having a terrible summer, a terrible...
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it was the first debate. it was a different romney. people have to sort out for themselves which is it. this is closer to 1.0. that mitt romney could win a general election but could not win a nomination. the other mitt romney could win a nomination, although it was a struggle, but could not possibly win an election. >> you describe mitt romney doing a lot of things that you, looking at it professionally, to not think it is necessarily ideal behavior. having a terrible summer, a terrible september, the 47%. after all that, the president, with all the advantages, was only up four points. had one bad night. what does that say about the president? >> go back six months ago and you look at the economy, and say, recumbent presidents do not get reelected with the economies like this. the fact that romney was behind with a lousy economy was really quite remarkable. i think you also had, starting in august and september, a time where the stock market is near a five-year high. consumer confidence started shooting up. housing market finally star
it was the first debate. it was a different romney. people have to sort out for themselves which is it. this is closer to 1.0. that mitt romney could win a general election but could not win a nomination. the other mitt romney could win a nomination, although it was a struggle, but could not possibly win an election. >> you describe mitt romney doing a lot of things that you, looking at it professionally, to not think it is necessarily ideal behavior. having a terrible summer, a terrible...
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folks, the president had his third and final debate with governor romney and i had my one debate with congressman ryan. [cheers and applause] you know, that last debate, i was not sure whether governor romney was there to endorse obama or debate obama. it was kind of amazing. all of those things i heard him say before, i did not hear him say again. my grandfather from scranton used to say be where -- beware of the converted. he sure sounded converted, didn't he, during that debate? what happened to mitt romney? as my granddaughter might say, maybe casper the friendly ghost took him. i don't know. [laughter] look, i hear is the truth. they have made it very clear they do not have the same view on women's rights as we do. on women's health, they want to give the power back to the insurance companies were they can charge 50% more than men. when the governor was asked in the second debate, how do you feel about equal pay for equal work, what did he do? he started to talk about binders. binders. binders of qualified women he learned were out there. we call that an epiphany in the catholic
folks, the president had his third and final debate with governor romney and i had my one debate with congressman ryan. [cheers and applause] you know, that last debate, i was not sure whether governor romney was there to endorse obama or debate obama. it was kind of amazing. all of those things i heard him say before, i did not hear him say again. my grandfather from scranton used to say be where -- beware of the converted. he sure sounded converted, didn't he, during that debate? what...
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they think he is a brilliant debater. same on romney's side. they talk about how obama is a debate champion. and how he has set the standard. what they are trying to do is lower expectations for their own performance and talk about their own flaws a bit and raise expectations for the other guy hoping that we will judge the debate itself with that in mind. there is another set of expectations. how important are these debates? you have the romney campaign in a position where they need a game-changing moment. then you have the obama campaign saying this is just another moment for us to have another conversation with the american people. that is a downplaying of the expectations. >> you have been reporting about the separation is taking place for months, most notably when mitt romney was down during the democratic convention. who is helping mitt romney and who is helping president obama? >> mitt romney is being held by a bunch of people. you have senator robb portman playing the role of barack obama. it is his job to get under romney's scan the way
they think he is a brilliant debater. same on romney's side. they talk about how obama is a debate champion. and how he has set the standard. what they are trying to do is lower expectations for their own performance and talk about their own flaws a bit and raise expectations for the other guy hoping that we will judge the debate itself with that in mind. there is another set of expectations. how important are these debates? you have the romney campaign in a position where they need a...
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watching the debate, i am a republican. i thought mr. romney -- mr. ryan came across as the better candidate for many reasons. joe biden came across to me as a tranquil man, very unlikable and very un presidential. he was staring, rude, interrupting, talking over and out of turn. a very destructive, laughing, smirking, shaking his head, -- pointing the finger, angry tone of voice. very condescending. he spoke more than ryan did by over a minute, almost two minutes more. fact checkers have already gone over the time. i thought ryan had a stronger finish, as the independent spoke earlier said, and i thought joe biden came across as having more experience and very aggressive, but over aggressive. he was not professional. he was not using decorum. a thought the moderator using the system, the format she used, seemed to interrupt ryan much more often than riot -- and biden, not letting him finish his statements. that bothers me. overall, i thought ryan had a great finish. he had a strong closing statement. i thought, overall, he did a much better job portr
watching the debate, i am a republican. i thought mr. romney -- mr. ryan came across as the better candidate for many reasons. joe biden came across to me as a tranquil man, very unlikable and very un presidential. he was staring, rude, interrupting, talking over and out of turn. a very destructive, laughing, smirking, shaking his head, -- pointing the finger, angry tone of voice. very condescending. he spoke more than ryan did by over a minute, almost two minutes more. fact checkers have...
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the first debate they said that romney won that debate. the second and third debate, if romney doesn't win they don't want to talk about the debate. i have not seen one poll this year where ryan was leading. in his home state. they don't even want to make that a point. he cannot even make with his own state not one poll. and the only reason why the republicans look half as good as they do especially in electoral college because a lot of the states like michigan, pennsylvania, even wisconsin is solidly for the president and they won't move them over to the -- they keep them in the neutral column. host: can i add that there's a u.s.a. today survey talking about what people perceive as the victor and they give that edge to mitt romney. guest: well i think that the debates are an opportunity for people to hear from the candidates and i think what we saw especially in the last debate is the president has dubbed it rom nearbya. mitt romney says one thing to be the republican nominee says a completely different thing when he knows he's behind in
the first debate they said that romney won that debate. the second and third debate, if romney doesn't win they don't want to talk about the debate. i have not seen one poll this year where ryan was leading. in his home state. they don't even want to make that a point. he cannot even make with his own state not one poll. and the only reason why the republicans look half as good as they do especially in electoral college because a lot of the states like michigan, pennsylvania, even wisconsin is...
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romney is not interested in. the debate went very well for mr. biden. host: thanks for calling. here's the front page of "the huffington post" online. and we want to show you the daily caller. i guess we don't have that one quite ready. next, bill in massachusetts on our republican line. caller: good morning. first, i felt martha raddatz did an excellent job. at times it seemed like ryan was debating two people, the moderator and that joe biden. ryan still kept his cool and did a great job. biden is the reincarnation of harold stasstzen. his incessant interrupting, smirks, giggles and laughing at ryan, he was trying to sucker right into losing his temper, but ryan did not fall for that. an embarrassing display of buffoonery. i am interested to see what mr. obama's supporters will say today, their tone. i think they will be running scared. host: this morning we are using span2012 if you would like to make a comment on twitter about last night's debate. from "the huffington post" -- next call comes from canada in philadelphia on our support president obama line. caller: how are yo
romney is not interested in. the debate went very well for mr. biden. host: thanks for calling. here's the front page of "the huffington post" online. and we want to show you the daily caller. i guess we don't have that one quite ready. next, bill in massachusetts on our republican line. caller: good morning. first, i felt martha raddatz did an excellent job. at times it seemed like ryan was debating two people, the moderator and that joe biden. ryan still kept his cool and did a...
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of the democrats who watched the debate thought that mitt romney 1. [applause] -- won. listen, i am just a regular guy with a big job. i in alaska in the world who ought to be a member of congress, much less member of -- the head speaker. but i believe in america and being able to do what you want to do. part i was able to get into a small business and grow into a successful business. along the way, i got involved with my record organization and i ended up as speaker of the house. i got involved because it was time for people from the will will to take an active interest in the government. as a small business person, i went there to fight for a more accountable government. i do not feel different about who i am and why i am there -- to fight for a more accountable federal parliament. [applause] let me tell you why. we live in the grid is country the world has ever known. americans have the freedom to succeed and innovate and to thrive. we also have the freedom to fail. that freedom has served our country well. it has created thousands of opportunities
of the democrats who watched the debate thought that mitt romney 1. [applause] -- won. listen, i am just a regular guy with a big job. i in alaska in the world who ought to be a member of congress, much less member of -- the head speaker. but i believe in america and being able to do what you want to do. part i was able to get into a small business and grow into a successful business. along the way, i got involved with my record organization and i ended up as speaker of the house. i got...
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i want to thank governor romney. this was a terrific debate. i appreciate it. i want to thank the university of denver. you know, four years ago, we were going through a major crisis. yet, my faith and confidence in the american future is undiminished. the reason because of its people because the woman i met in north carolina who decided that 55 to go back to school because she wanted to inspire her daughter and now has a job from that new training she's gotten because of a company in minnesota was willing to give up salary and perks for their executives to make sure they didn't lay off workers during a recession. the auto workers you meet in toledo or detroit, takes such pride in building the best cars in the world not just because of paycheck, but because it gives them that sense of pride. that they're helping to build america. build on those strengths. everything i've tried to do and everything i'm proposing for the next fur years, in terms of improving our education system and focusing on small businesses and company that's are creating jobs here in the uni
i want to thank governor romney. this was a terrific debate. i appreciate it. i want to thank the university of denver. you know, four years ago, we were going through a major crisis. yet, my faith and confidence in the american future is undiminished. the reason because of its people because the woman i met in north carolina who decided that 55 to go back to school because she wanted to inspire her daughter and now has a job from that new training she's gotten because of a company in minnesota...
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host: governor mitt romney? brett: a businesslike approach to debate prep. he would want things to be very formalized, talk through each strategy. he had a great team in place doing debate prep. political implications, policy applications. data necessary to feed into the data points. folks on the policy side were experts in foreign policy and domestic policy. >> a veteran of republican campaigns, brent mcdonald. the president of his own firm, o'donnell and associates. thank you for your insight. >> thank you. >> we will turn our attention to hillary clinton. first, from our library. newshour.f the tbs this man has done 12 debates. moderator. he talked about the importance of these debates have in american politics. >> the presidential debates have become the only times during the presidential campaign where the candidates, usually two, sometimes three, are on the same stage at the same time talking about the same things. they come in october with the election pretty close, maybe a month or only a month or less away. the polls show that 90% or more of the peo
host: governor mitt romney? brett: a businesslike approach to debate prep. he would want things to be very formalized, talk through each strategy. he had a great team in place doing debate prep. political implications, policy applications. data necessary to feed into the data points. folks on the policy side were experts in foreign policy and domestic policy. >> a veteran of republican campaigns, brent mcdonald. the president of his own firm, o'donnell and associates. thank you for your...